OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221488240
JONS TREE SERVICE, LLC
BIRMINGHAM, AL—
Event description
Employee dies after fall through skylight
Investigation abstract
At 11:00 a.m. on July 26, 2022, an employee was walking across the ridge cap of the roof on a two-story commercial building, towards two coworkers trimming tree canopies/branches on his first day with the company. The employee stepped through one of the flat, unguarded skylights and fell to the concrete floor approximately 27 feet below. The employee was transported to UAB, where he remained hospitalized until his death on August 9, 2022.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 0
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